SoFla coast escapes Ivan's CONE OF DEATH

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-YYYY-MM@charter.net> wrote in message
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> "bullshark" wrote ...
> > Hopefully, crossing the Greater Antilles will tear it apart and/or
> redirect it.
> > It often does. Unfortunately, it looks like Western Cuba is going
> > to get smashed again. They took on Charley, and couldn't possibly be
> > in shape for another hit.
>
> They keep forecasting a turn and it isn't happening as expected... The
> forecasted track keeps getting closer and closer to me... I still haven't
> figured out a good way to mount plywood over my windows since I have brick
> walls... I wore out a masonry bit drilling two holes to mount a garden
hose
> hanger directly on the bricks a couple of weeks ago...

You are using the wrong type of drillbit then.

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:38:38 -0700, "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@geemail.com> wrote:

>
>"bullshark" <bullshark@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 10:04:09 -0700, "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@geemail.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> >Mt. St. Helens was pretty rowdy, but the
>> >devastation I saw there was pretty complete.
>>
>> I was on Yale lake (South slope) looking at the summit
>> when it, and the whole North side went away. That was fun.
>> I gotta admit, standing there packing up my Hobie 18,
>> looking at clear air lightning cracking around a 60,000 foot
>> pillar of ash, I wondered more than once if we were going to
>> make it off the hill.
>
>Got any pics???

Yeah, buried away somewhere in that drawer we all have in the
back room where we all pile the stuff we have too much of. As I
recall they weren't very good. I had a 28mm lens and what pictures
I got didn't really do justice to the subject.

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-YYYY-MM@charter.net> wrote in message
news:10k6bv36p6ik26f@corp.supernews.com...
> "bullshark" wrote ...
>> Hopefully, crossing the Greater Antilles will tear it apart and/or
> redirect it.
>> It often does. Unfortunately, it looks like Western Cuba is going
>> to get smashed again. They took on Charley, and couldn't possibly be
>> in shape for another hit.
>
> They keep forecasting a turn and it isn't happening as expected... The
> forecasted track keeps getting closer and closer to me... I still haven't
> figured out a good way to mount plywood over my windows since I have brick
> walls... I wore out a masonry bit drilling two holes to mount a garden
> hose
> hanger directly on the bricks a couple of weeks ago...
>
>

Are you using a hammer/drill or just a regular drill? A little water helps
too.

A DX-450 might be a tad more than you need with brick. Use a green charge if
you do.

"chilly" wrote ...
> You are using the wrong type of drillbit then.

As Jammer once said, "it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools"... Or
something like that... <grin>

You mean I'm not supposed to use the cherry red drillbits?

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-YYYY-MM@charter.net> wrote in message
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> "chilly" wrote ...
> > You are using the wrong type of drillbit then.
>
> As Jammer once said, "it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools"... Or
> something like that... <grin>
>
> You mean I'm not supposed to use the cherry red drillbits?

Cherry?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...25 3&id=88598

http://www.mytoolstore.com/relton/tiptop.html

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...Type=BM1000002

http://www.skil.com/Products/Accesso...nry+Drill+Bits

etc., etc.

;^)

"Grumman-581" wrote

> I still haven't
> figured out a good way to mount plywood over my windows since I have brick
> walls... I wore out a masonry bit drilling two holes to mount a garden
hose
> hanger directly on the bricks a couple of weeks ago...

Easy, don't use plywood. I installed my shutters today. I have no doubt
that this is why the hurricane is going elsewhere. Charlie turned because I
bought my generator. I have that effect on storms. At any rate, I'm quite
happy with my aluminum shutters. They're reasonably priced, easy to install
and take down and easy to store. I think I'd like the folding shutters
also, but they're considerably more expensive and there was nobody available
to install them at present.

This brings me to the point of this message. Pay somebody to put shutters
up for you. They have to come up with the equipment, including drills
instead of you.

Lee

"chilly" wrote...
> etc., etc.

Well, I used the masonry bit that came with the drill... I suspect that they
are for cinder blocks and mortar, but not for actual fired clay bricks...